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be chicago without the "chicago's great fire". it's too hard of a question. >> the one thing that i step into very very hesitantly is counter factual history and one of the what-ifs, the harvey oswald had or these kinds of things. it is generally thought that chicago would have been the same place. and again all of these forces were still there. there are some that argue that it it cleared out a lot of bad real estate was making money that people would not clear out by themselves and so it had made things this goes back to the intellectual infrastructure. it basically gave the city a kind of a sounding myth that the lesson of the destruction of chicago is that chicago is indestructible. and they did it. and they celebrated it, two years later in big bear in a building where the arts institute is now printed that was there for 20 years and then 22 years later, they celebrated at the world's columbian exposition which was basically a chicago's party on the world stage. >> it didn't in many ways and brain is open toward of this well
be chicago without the "chicago's great fire". it's too hard of a question. >> the one thing that i step into very very hesitantly is counter factual history and one of the what-ifs, the harvey oswald had or these kinds of things. it is generally thought that chicago would have been the same place. and again all of these forces were still there. there are some that argue that it it cleared out a lot of bad real estate was making money that people would not clear out by...
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of the day-- we're all chicago. the greatest fans on earth. well, i think chicago is the greatest sports town in the world. pittsburgh is a great sports town. i'm from pittsburgh. but i'm a chicagoan, period. i mean cut and dry that's what i am. oh! don't make me charge the mound ryan. stick to playing outfield man. what do you miss more, playing or being a manager? i've missing being playing. so you make a play in the shortstop to win the game, people are leaving with a smile on their face. oh, look at you see what ozzie did a base hit in the 9th. yeah, then they going to say, look at ozzie he was monitoring the 9th. one last question coach, who would win in a fight? a hurricane or coach ditka? that's silly. i have more hot air than any-- i love this guy. there's so much to explore in this beautiful city. it seems like there's something to see around every turn. but to really know chicago, you have to learn about its history. and i think i just found the perfect guide. yo, what's up? it's your favorite neighborhood
of the day-- we're all chicago. the greatest fans on earth. well, i think chicago is the greatest sports town in the world. pittsburgh is a great sports town. i'm from pittsburgh. but i'm a chicagoan, period. i mean cut and dry that's what i am. oh! don't make me charge the mound ryan. stick to playing outfield man. what do you miss more, playing or being a manager? i've missing being playing. so you make a play in the shortstop to win the game, people are leaving with a smile on their face....
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of chicago and the very high levels of homicide, we decided we would include chicago. and i'm glad we did because it seems to be bearing fruit. but, you know, i think a lot of the public commentary as we launched this program was that cities didn't want federal help. but now you're telling me that we're welcome with open arms. that's news to me. around the country, but as i said, mayor lightfoot did agree to -- and seemed happy that we were coming in. >> president trump has seemed to suggest at times he has a quick fix for violent crime in chicago. overnight or within a week. do you know what -- >> well, i think it's important, this is a distinction the media doesn't frequently make, but in my mind, and i think the mind of most people in law enforcement, there's a distinction between addressing violent crime, which is what legend is about, and addressing civil unrest and some of the violence that we have seen in conjunction with supposed protests. and i think he's talking about the latter in that, which is that, you know, you can deal with the occupation of areas in th
of chicago and the very high levels of homicide, we decided we would include chicago. and i'm glad we did because it seems to be bearing fruit. but, you know, i think a lot of the public commentary as we launched this program was that cities didn't want federal help. but now you're telling me that we're welcome with open arms. that's news to me. around the country, but as i said, mayor lightfoot did agree to -- and seemed happy that we were coming in. >> president trump has seemed to...
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that would help chicago. the question is did the world's most powerful man appeal today and it was a persuasive one, did it close the deal? we'll find that out at 1:00 p.m. your time. here's a little bit of the taste or sampling of what obama had to say today to the ioc delegates. >> it's a bustling metropolis with the warmth of a small town. where the world already comes together every day to live and work and reach for a dream. that's not just the american dream. that is the olympic spirit. it's the essence of the olympic spirit. and that is why we see so much of ourselves in these games. that's why we want them in chicago. >> there's an equally persuasive argument, though, and coming from the rio team. you may have touched on it earlier. rio is saying, they are very passionate, president silva saying these are our games because it's our time. they live to hold up that map, alex, with the previous historic spots where the olympic games have taken place little red pins in all of the locations. you see nothin
that would help chicago. the question is did the world's most powerful man appeal today and it was a persuasive one, did it close the deal? we'll find that out at 1:00 p.m. your time. here's a little bit of the taste or sampling of what obama had to say today to the ioc delegates. >> it's a bustling metropolis with the warmth of a small town. where the world already comes together every day to live and work and reach for a dream. that's not just the american dream. that is the olympic...
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. >>> look at chicago. what the hell is going on in chicago? >> i don't know what they're doing in chicago. to have this many shootings. >> what the hell is going on in chicago? >> this is the story of america's third largest city. >> to have this many shootings. >> this is is not like it's the united states of america. >> and how it became a punching bag for a president. >> vote for donald trump. i will fix it! >> for the next hour, our special report on the cycle of violence and trauma in the city of chicago. >> i know i have ptsd. it's just off the, off the charts. >> trying to understand the causes -- >> you ain't nobody until you kill somebody around here. >> trying to find the solution. >> even if the guns are here someone has to pull the trigger. our jot, get them not to pick the gun up. >>> crime was actually down this year in the city of chicago. shootings down, murders down. no one can say for sen way to is but it is obviously good news. but better numbers are only so much comfort when talking about more than 600 people dying. we spen
. >>> look at chicago. what the hell is going on in chicago? >> i don't know what they're doing in chicago. to have this many shootings. >> what the hell is going on in chicago? >> this is the story of america's third largest city. >> to have this many shootings. >> this is is not like it's the united states of america. >> and how it became a punching bag for a president. >> vote for donald trump. i will fix it! >> for the next hour, our...
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in the city of chicago. red light cameras generate 600,000 tickets a year. >> kidwell says chicago became the nation of red light cameras through a mix of politics. it started with a red flex memo, leaked to kidwell. >> it laid out the scheme, and it essentially said that this city employee by the name of john bills had received 1500 per camera, for every camera. that he over saw the installation of. and they are worth 384 of them at that time. >> then another former employee named michael schmidt approached, and told him about a meeting he attended in 2003. with red flex c.e.o. finley and john bills. >> there was a quintessential meeting. where john had a meeting with karen finley, and several top executives to coach them on how to behave at the next phase, and an important meeting at city hall. >> this is the first camera. >> he looked at me and said i'm going to talk to you like you don't know you. i looked at my boss and she held a finger up like this. and looked at me and put it down and shook her head
in the city of chicago. red light cameras generate 600,000 tickets a year. >> kidwell says chicago became the nation of red light cameras through a mix of politics. it started with a red flex memo, leaked to kidwell. >> it laid out the scheme, and it essentially said that this city employee by the name of john bills had received 1500 per camera, for every camera. that he over saw the installation of. and they are worth 384 of them at that time. >> then another former employee...
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be chicago with that the chicago fire? >> i'm -- >> too hard a question. >> no, the one place that i step into very hesitantly's counterfactual history. what if the south had won the civil war, et cetera. what if lee harvey oswald had bad aim. these kinds of things. it is generally thought that chicago, the same would've been the same place. that, again, all these forces were so there. there are some that argue that it accelerated things because it cleared out a lot of bad real estate that was making money that people wouldn't clear out by themselves. and so, it made things. and, this gets back to intellectual infrastructure. it basically gave the city a kind of founding myth. the lesson of the destruction of chicago is that chicago is indestructible. and they did it. and they celebrated it two years later in a big fare, and a building that is where the art institute is now. that was there for 20 years. and then 22 years later they celebrated edge at the world's colombian exposition which was basically chicago's coming out
be chicago with that the chicago fire? >> i'm -- >> too hard a question. >> no, the one place that i step into very hesitantly's counterfactual history. what if the south had won the civil war, et cetera. what if lee harvey oswald had bad aim. these kinds of things. it is generally thought that chicago, the same would've been the same place. that, again, all these forces were so there. there are some that argue that it accelerated things because it cleared out a lot of bad...
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chicago bulls noble charter, 100% chicago acceptance. we have with us armando from sarah goode, a p-tech school associated with i.b.m. ibm, to graduate, they have a little over 90% of their students have graduated, seven of their students have graduated with their associate's degree in hand. they have won over $4.4 million in scholarships for their students. and all of them are going on to post high school education to college. that's on the far south side. i have also gregory jones from kenwood, kenwood is also on the south side of the city of chicago. just north of the university of chicago. 94% of their freshmen are on track to graduate. more than half the students are earning college credit while they are in high school. he said to me, 72%. they earned this year -- $35 million in scholarships. at their school. they have the largest dual credit, dual enrollment in the city of chicago. now, what we're about and what we're trying to do is take our high school graduation, which was at 57%, by the class of 2019, we're on track for 87%. 52
chicago bulls noble charter, 100% chicago acceptance. we have with us armando from sarah goode, a p-tech school associated with i.b.m. ibm, to graduate, they have a little over 90% of their students have graduated, seven of their students have graduated with their associate's degree in hand. they have won over $4.4 million in scholarships for their students. and all of them are going on to post high school education to college. that's on the far south side. i have also gregory jones from...
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this is where i grew up. >> i don't think people outside of chicago get to see this chicago. so many people it's a war zone, it's chiraq. >> there's an incrisability of the black middle-class in this country. this is not an anomaly, this is not a special neighborhood. there cease many neighborhoods that were once white in chicago that turned over black and they maintained a middle-class identity. >> why do you think that gets lost? >> it's not use. >> it's not sexy. >> it's not sexy. >> hi, how are you? how's your meal today? >> the issues we are dealing with in this city are not new. something just didn't magically happen in 2006. there's always been this struggle. >> when you think about the millions of people who fled the south, fleeing jim crow segregation to arrive in places like chicago, to help shape not just the culture of this city but the culture of america, on the other side of that coin, though, especially as of late it's become dominated by this idea of violence how do we reck i don't know the two visions of anything? >> we have to remember that darker legacy did
this is where i grew up. >> i don't think people outside of chicago get to see this chicago. so many people it's a war zone, it's chiraq. >> there's an incrisability of the black middle-class in this country. this is not an anomaly, this is not a special neighborhood. there cease many neighborhoods that were once white in chicago that turned over black and they maintained a middle-class identity. >> why do you think that gets lost? >> it's not use. >> it's not...
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i'm a son of a chicago raising his senate chicago. a southside or and i am your neighbor looking for concrete plans that matter to you and your family i am your candidate tired of the usual than i am your mayor. the first we have to put the dark days behind us we can begin the work together not just for the next election i don't want just to be mayor of chicago i want to be mayor for chicago. thank you and good night. >> i love this city but we are at a pivotal point we need to mayor that attacks the city's problem we also need to mayor that understands how to represent the entire city not just segregated parts going from downtown to hyde park and because of this decline in the number one request we get is for more police presence they are not the only and then we have a plan to do that immediately. with those false narratives and to hold them accountable and then just safety and justice and then the equitable chicago is a strong chicago. and then every 28. >> this election is about if you're ready to participate in the movement of ho
i'm a son of a chicago raising his senate chicago. a southside or and i am your neighbor looking for concrete plans that matter to you and your family i am your candidate tired of the usual than i am your mayor. the first we have to put the dark days behind us we can begin the work together not just for the next election i don't want just to be mayor of chicago i want to be mayor for chicago. thank you and good night. >> i love this city but we are at a pivotal point we need to mayor that...
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where is chicago really going to be five years from now. we'll naught to our guests when we come back. ♪ really going on >> break though investigative documentary series death in plain sight only on al jazeera america >>> the "stream" second screen app, share your thoughts during the live show. disagree with one of our guesses, great, tell us. interact with other app users in real time. you can be our third co-host, vote, tweet, record video comments and we'll feature them on air. use the app and drive our community's discussion on live tv. download it now, and use it with every live stream show. >> welcome back we're talking about chicago's massive public housing overhaul, a plan that in many ways has gone nowhere. rick given the amount of blight, the estimated 60,000 or so abandoned homes, does this situation devolve, and does the affordable housing problem look worse a year from now? >> in general the housing market in chicago is tending towards devalveation. in the last two years home values have come back up 17%, which is half of wha
where is chicago really going to be five years from now. we'll naught to our guests when we come back. ♪ really going on >> break though investigative documentary series death in plain sight only on al jazeera america >>> the "stream" second screen app, share your thoughts during the live show. disagree with one of our guesses, great, tell us. interact with other app users in real time. you can be our third co-host, vote, tweet, record video comments and we'll feature...
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chicago, illinois. alice groves daughter was found dead inside this abandoned warehouse in july 2013. the police report indicates that the body of tiara groves was found naked and decomposing. she was just 20 years old. the cook county medical examiner's office could not determine the specific cause, so it determined the death a homicide. they also noted recent heroin and alcohol use which contributed to but was not an underlying cause of her death. one homicide in a city where every year there are hundreds. chicago is a city that is segregated both among the living and the dead. you can't look at the crime rate here without seeing the legacy of segregation and its enduring power. >> you don't see crime, you don't hear about crime in downtown chicago or the north sides of the city. and when it happens, it's so high profile, it gets dealt with immediately. south and west sides, people live with crime, violence on a damely basis. if you're not in those 2345ibds, and you don't live in those neighborhoods y
chicago, illinois. alice groves daughter was found dead inside this abandoned warehouse in july 2013. the police report indicates that the body of tiara groves was found naked and decomposing. she was just 20 years old. the cook county medical examiner's office could not determine the specific cause, so it determined the death a homicide. they also noted recent heroin and alcohol use which contributed to but was not an underlying cause of her death. one homicide in a city where every year there...
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march 4th, 2012, chicago's 175 birthday, and the city celebrated with the chicago party of the public history museum. the event promised actors of famous of those when chicago, an advocate for children, imgrants, and factory works. little did they know, the show would be stolen by a woman, more renowned, accomplished, but willing to raise a voice and speak up for the weak and vulnerable. the chicago children's choir sang a lively version of happy birthday, reason to smile. ten months earlier, he was inaugurated as leader of the nation's third most popular city taking the reigns, and while his term had not been a cake walk, so far, things were going well, inheriting a budget deficit. the labor yiewn youses resisted, but he was able to strike deals and come out on top. meanwhile, he was moving forward with his plans to institute a longer school day, a promise that had gained him positive attention nationwide. he was already assuming daily as the green mayor, and in february, announced the city's coal fire power plants would close. he snatched two important international gathering for ch
march 4th, 2012, chicago's 175 birthday, and the city celebrated with the chicago party of the public history museum. the event promised actors of famous of those when chicago, an advocate for children, imgrants, and factory works. little did they know, the show would be stolen by a woman, more renowned, accomplished, but willing to raise a voice and speak up for the weak and vulnerable. the chicago children's choir sang a lively version of happy birthday, reason to smile. ten months earlier,...
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the greatest weekend in chicago and the greatest topic chicago history which is why we are here and draw new all-out bright and early on this beautiful day. we will be focusing on dark periods in chicago history. the city marked by violence and a violence that has emerged from conflicts within the city and are reflective of its divisions and we will see the reverberations throughout history into today. we have two books and we will talk about them chronologically. the subtitle of the books do a lot of work. the first book is gary krist's to my right. but not really. not really right. it is "city of scoundrels," 12 days that gave birth to modern chicago focusing on a small-time period where a lot happened. then we have to my left and maybe my left, i don't know. is pretty hard for me. joe allen's "people wasn't made to burn," true story of race, murder and justice in chicago. this story is set in 1947 on the west side of chicago, he murdered the slumlord he believed responsible for the fire that killed children. most of you know i haven't read these books or familiar with the ideas in the
the greatest weekend in chicago and the greatest topic chicago history which is why we are here and draw new all-out bright and early on this beautiful day. we will be focusing on dark periods in chicago history. the city marked by violence and a violence that has emerged from conflicts within the city and are reflective of its divisions and we will see the reverberations throughout history into today. we have two books and we will talk about them chronologically. the subtitle of the books do a...
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an equitable chicago is a strong chicago and a strong chicago is a safe chicago so punch two february 28th. >> jamal green. >> this election is about whether we're ready to participate in a movement of hope. the hope of the 20,000 homeless young people out there that strive to be excellent. the hope of anjanette young using days to make sure another woman is not humiliated like she was. the hope, the hope of the countless mothers i've stood next to for years that lost their kid to gun violence trying to make sure they can end gun violence. and the hope of a bout from south side of chicago, that would go on to be the youngest mayor of a large country. there's hope, hope in the face of carjackings, hope in the face of struggle and corruption. and i see the hope in yours and mine, and we are going to bring the city together and create a future that we can believe in together. if you remember that verse of scripture that talks about a future filled with hope and if you share that faith with me, i want your vote on february 28th, go green chicago.com and share the movement of hope. >> than
an equitable chicago is a strong chicago and a strong chicago is a safe chicago so punch two february 28th. >> jamal green. >> this election is about whether we're ready to participate in a movement of hope. the hope of the 20,000 homeless young people out there that strive to be excellent. the hope of anjanette young using days to make sure another woman is not humiliated like she was. the hope, the hope of the countless mothers i've stood next to for years that lost their kid to...
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back room politics chicago style. it all started with an internal red flex moac memo which a whise blower leaked. >> it said this city employees by the name of john bills had received $1500 per camera for every camera that he oversaw the installation of. and there were 384 of thems at that time. >> then another former red flex employee named michael schmidt approached him. red flex ceo karen find leigh finley and john bils. >> john bils had a meeting with karen finley and several of her top executives to coach them on how to behave at the next day at city hall. >> this is schmidt's first time on camera describing what john bills said to him. >> he looked directly at me, i'm going to talk to you like i don't know you and you have to go along with it. i looked at his boss karen finley, she held one finger up like this then put it down and shook her head just a little bit. >> at this point the fix was in. red flex was awarded a contract, worth $129 million to install all the red light cameras. but the investigative artic
back room politics chicago style. it all started with an internal red flex moac memo which a whise blower leaked. >> it said this city employees by the name of john bills had received $1500 per camera for every camera that he oversaw the installation of. and there were 384 of thems at that time. >> then another former red flex employee named michael schmidt approached him. red flex ceo karen find leigh finley and john bils. >> john bils had a meeting with karen finley and...
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and i wouldn't even say chicago. i'm thinking parts of chicago. the term hypersegregation was coined because of how segregated chicago as a major city is, which is somewhat different than a lot of other major cities. >> hypersegregation? >> yeah. >> what is that? i lived here. i think i get what that means. >> some cities are more progressive, somehow further along in the intellectual thought process of inclusiveness and diversity. chicago reminds us that is not always the case. >> in chicago, is it a sense it's happening, not a reason it's happening? put on people, they're just sort of violent. >> right. one of the things i try to talk to people about is the historical reasons how some of these things came to be. certainly poverty is one of those, and poverty isn't a happenstance kind of thing. there is a history of denying wealth to certain people, denying the ability to buy homes and have economic power. if the ability to take care of your family is one of those things that marks manhood in a capitalist society, and i am not given fair access t
and i wouldn't even say chicago. i'm thinking parts of chicago. the term hypersegregation was coined because of how segregated chicago as a major city is, which is somewhat different than a lot of other major cities. >> hypersegregation? >> yeah. >> what is that? i lived here. i think i get what that means. >> some cities are more progressive, somehow further along in the intellectual thought process of inclusiveness and diversity. chicago reminds us that is not always...
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afghanistan is not like what's happening in chicago. it's terrible what's going on in chicago. i have property there. i don't want to have thousands of people shot in a city where essentially i'm the president. ( booing ) >> i like how he says he's "essentially the president." no, donald, you are the president. ( cheers and applause ) you are the president. like, in that moment, in that moment, he exposes how, in his mind, he's not president of the places that didn't vote for him. like some reluctant step father who's basically, like, i guess i'm essentially your dad now because your mom (bleep) me but, i mean, this is not how i wanted it. ( laughter ) ( applause ) it really sucks people call chicago the most dangerous city in america especially when it's not really true. ( cheers and applause ) does chicago have the most murders? yes, but it's also the third biggest city. if you want the talk about cities that are the most dangerous, right, you have to look at murders per capita, the amount of violent crime relative to the size of the city. think of it this way, would you rath
afghanistan is not like what's happening in chicago. it's terrible what's going on in chicago. i have property there. i don't want to have thousands of people shot in a city where essentially i'm the president. ( booing ) >> i like how he says he's "essentially the president." no, donald, you are the president. ( cheers and applause ) you are the president. like, in that moment, in that moment, he exposes how, in his mind, he's not president of the places that didn't vote for...
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steve: we are here in chicago. you teach at the university of illinois in chicago. what was it like here in the 60's jack out elizabeth: it was still the largest city in the nation. -- the second-largest city in the nation. the mayor was the head of the chicago democratic machine, but was also a power player in national politics. he helped to drive elections and decision-making in the national democratic party. it was also a's -- and externally segregated city. -- extremely segregated city. what was the view of the mayor and how did he view african-americans? elizabeth: it's interesting because they were a significant constituency for him. insidere marginalized the larger political structure and the democratic party apparatus. it was a conflicted relationship. as a northern democrat, mayor ofey was verbally supportive civil rights organizing that was happening in the south, to get rid of legal separation -- segregation. when i came to conditions here in chicago, he said there were less problems. steve: but this time. injured -- time period into congress. you have th
steve: we are here in chicago. you teach at the university of illinois in chicago. what was it like here in the 60's jack out elizabeth: it was still the largest city in the nation. -- the second-largest city in the nation. the mayor was the head of the chicago democratic machine, but was also a power player in national politics. he helped to drive elections and decision-making in the national democratic party. it was also a's -- and externally segregated city. -- extremely segregated city....
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. >> that's why daniel polk bribed to steal land, chicago -- we were supposed to be chicago wisconsin. did you look at the original map of the wisconsin territory, the southern border run it is gamut, lake michigan. and so when it was time for us to become a state, tan isle pope convinced the good folks, washington that illinoisee needd access to lake michigan for port because of the erie canal and theyey took 71 miles from wisconsin and added it to illinois and so that's why, you know, it stops, what's the name, belvadere. they moved the line all the way to67 beloit. >> many interesting map stories. getting back to why it's state and o lake, 1830 plat. state and lake is the border. the harp makers. the salesman in 1901 who would to routes, they sold a lot of harps at theo time and the streets in chicago were random, michigan avenue, michigan street, none of them were michigan avenue which is pine street. he was always writing letters to the p papers trying to say you need to have a uniform and you need to gather all the streets together, et cetera, he created the whole 800 numbers to
. >> that's why daniel polk bribed to steal land, chicago -- we were supposed to be chicago wisconsin. did you look at the original map of the wisconsin territory, the southern border run it is gamut, lake michigan. and so when it was time for us to become a state, tan isle pope convinced the good folks, washington that illinoisee needd access to lake michigan for port because of the erie canal and theyey took 71 miles from wisconsin and added it to illinois and so that's why, you know,...
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pave the way for chicago bulls to bring back to chicago kirk hinrich back to chicago after trading kyle korver to the atlanta hawks. johnnie's ice house impressed with the men might be a man of the future including tayvo tarovinen just 70 years old head and back overseas said stan bowman is pleased with everything he saw. round two of john deere classic troy matteson is leading but it to steve stricker finding chapin very much in the picture later on a better shot at 2 audra 22 yd to the seventh and watch what happens across the green setting up a birdie. 67-10 under par all of the pace. chicago fire hoping to rebound after two-month loss fire taking on the vancouver has not scored a goal in the last two games. looking for firepower taking the field saturday night. and pretty big nfl news drew brees agrees to five year-$100 million contract new orleans saints $60 million nfl record guaranteed. every year we pick a new city to explore. but thanks to hotwire, this year we got to take an extra trip. because they get us ridiculously low prices on really nice hotels and car rentals. so we hi
pave the way for chicago bulls to bring back to chicago kirk hinrich back to chicago after trading kyle korver to the atlanta hawks. johnnie's ice house impressed with the men might be a man of the future including tayvo tarovinen just 70 years old head and back overseas said stan bowman is pleased with everything he saw. round two of john deere classic troy matteson is leading but it to steve stricker finding chapin very much in the picture later on a better shot at 2 audra 22 yd to the...
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and i came to chicago in 1972. from yale in new haven, connecticut, and i grew up in east and i went to college and graduate school in east and what i was most interested in was american history and culture in the second half of the 19th century and i was thinking of boston and places like that. and then i got this job at northwestern and kale out here and looked around and said -- this is where a treasury trove this is where it happened. >> do you know much about chicago and its history before coming out here? >> no quite littling and i said i've got -- i was teaching a heavy load but they gave me a free kowrgs i can teach whatever i wanted in the spring and i wanted to teach a course on chicago literature. and someone i remember the exact way it happened but someone said i should talk to your father. and somehow before the internet and e-mail -- next thing i knew he was -- [phone ringing] there he is. dad i'm sorry your book is better. [laughter] >> and i was sitting on the upstairs somewhere in the hotel at the
and i came to chicago in 1972. from yale in new haven, connecticut, and i grew up in east and i went to college and graduate school in east and what i was most interested in was american history and culture in the second half of the 19th century and i was thinking of boston and places like that. and then i got this job at northwestern and kale out here and looked around and said -- this is where a treasury trove this is where it happened. >> do you know much about chicago and its history...
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chicago bears picking up winslow? and finally back to the nba playoffs last night game san antonio spurs vs. los angeles clippers coming together and griffin out basically with hole in his face. not a file called there. [ bell dings ] when it comes to home insurance, surprises can be a little scary. and a little costly. that's why the best agents present their clients with a lot of options. because when it comes to what's covered and what's not, nobody likes surprises. [ click ] [ chuckles ] we totally thought -- [ all scream ] obscure space junk falling from the sky? we cover that. moving on. aah, aah, aah, aah. [ male announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers ♪ ♪ bum, ba-da-bum, bum, bum, bum ♪ [ male announcer ] can febreze set & refresh make even this place smell fresh? [ facilitator ] what do you smell? takes me outdoors. sort of a crisp, fresh feeling. [ facilitator ] go ahead and take your blindfold off. [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] the febreze set & refresh. breathe happy for 30 days, guaranteed.
chicago bears picking up winslow? and finally back to the nba playoffs last night game san antonio spurs vs. los angeles clippers coming together and griffin out basically with hole in his face. not a file called there. [ bell dings ] when it comes to home insurance, surprises can be a little scary. and a little costly. that's why the best agents present their clients with a lot of options. because when it comes to what's covered and what's not, nobody likes surprises. [ click ] [ chuckles ] we...
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violent crime in chicago. as attorney general barr has made clear, the most basic responsibility of government is to protect the safety of our citizens. for those of us in law enforcement, our top priority is to keep people safe. chicago of this year and many other cities have anerienced significant acceptable, and in many instances, staggering spikes in homicides, shootings and other violent crimes. in response, the attorney general launched operation legend. a systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which law enforcement agencies work with state and local law enforcement departments to fight these crimes. are fortunate to have one of the finest police departments in the country, the chicago police department. the brave men and women in uniform have worked tirelessly to protect the citizens of chicago. the goal of operation legend is to reinforce and accelerate their efforts to reduce violent crimes. the attorney general has endeavored to do so by sending additional federal resources to chica
violent crime in chicago. as attorney general barr has made clear, the most basic responsibility of government is to protect the safety of our citizens. for those of us in law enforcement, our top priority is to keep people safe. chicago of this year and many other cities have anerienced significant acceptable, and in many instances, staggering spikes in homicides, shootings and other violent crimes. in response, the attorney general launched operation legend. a systematic and coordinated law...
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got a boost today chicago jobs with justice. hundreds watch from the thompson center walked to the board of trade. protest over the lack of jobs and the shrinking middle class part of a national movement of around the clock for nearly two weeks hundreds of protesters standing on the corner lasalle and jackson. to date rev. jesse jackson joined the groups in protest site name along with other growing group of others >> danks based on government subsidies belt out the banks without reinvesting and atlantic insurance said capital companies fees have gone up bush tax cut extensions more money for the richer at the state budget deficits combined amount now piling on and people are fighting back as long as remain disciplined and focused going to win this fight >> some work in the financial district walking by a group every day are still confused batt but did not think there is a clear message a lot of people just want to get out and demonstrate their opinions that is find a good thing but i think there is something they need to commun
got a boost today chicago jobs with justice. hundreds watch from the thompson center walked to the board of trade. protest over the lack of jobs and the shrinking middle class part of a national movement of around the clock for nearly two weeks hundreds of protesters standing on the corner lasalle and jackson. to date rev. jesse jackson joined the groups in protest site name along with other growing group of others >> danks based on government subsidies belt out the banks without...
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now he is the mayor of chicago. as may be our listeners do or do not know, the mayor appoints the school board in chicago. the school board is made up of corporate ceo's, finance years, a hotel magnate, real-estate developers, and part of the agenda of forcing the teachers back up against a wall, i think, is an attempt to weaken the chicago teachers union because the chicago teachers union -- the new leadership has done only reinvigorated the union in the city, but reinvigorated the teachers' union movement nationally. it really has energized, electrified, teachers nationally because this is not a traditional union and on traditional labor struggle. it is a union that has a different vision of education and is fighting for that. it is a social movement union -- or trying to beat -- in which it is very democratic. the bargaining team includes 40 rank-and-file members of the ctu and it has energized the rank- and-file. i was at the strike headquarters yesterday and there were hundreds of teachers showing up to pick up
now he is the mayor of chicago. as may be our listeners do or do not know, the mayor appoints the school board in chicago. the school board is made up of corporate ceo's, finance years, a hotel magnate, real-estate developers, and part of the agenda of forcing the teachers back up against a wall, i think, is an attempt to weaken the chicago teachers union because the chicago teachers union -- the new leadership has done only reinvigorated the union in the city, but reinvigorated the teachers'...
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so basically endangering the safety of the city of chicago giving the drivers of chicago a huge hassle they have to deal with and he has been increasingly dishonest about it. and he is been called on it. he is been able to get away with it because he's been able to buy $30 million worth of mailers and tv commercials and d.c.-stop political consultants. >> tomorrow, explain what happens. it is an unusual election, a lot of cities don't have a system like this, a nine -- nonpartisan election. >> right. we have a nonpartisan election. if you get to 50%, it is over. it is rahm emanuel against everyone else. if he gets 50%, he has another term. if he gets 49.9%, there will be a runoff with a second-place sinister who is likely to be ch uy garcia. between february and april, we will have a real conversation about the future of the city. that is why voters absolutely have to get themselves to the polls. it is 4 degrees today, it might be 2 degrees tomorrow, but this is a life-and-death situation for the citizens of chicago. >> we want to thank you, rick perlstein, for being with us, chicago-b
so basically endangering the safety of the city of chicago giving the drivers of chicago a huge hassle they have to deal with and he has been increasingly dishonest about it. and he is been called on it. he is been able to get away with it because he's been able to buy $30 million worth of mailers and tv commercials and d.c.-stop political consultants. >> tomorrow, explain what happens. it is an unusual election, a lot of cities don't have a system like this, a nine -- nonpartisan...
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march 4th, 2012, chicago's 175 birthday, and the city celebrated with the chicago party of the public history museum. the event promised actors of famous of those when chicago, an advocate for children, imgrants, and factory works. little did they know, the show would be stolen by a woman, more renowned, accomplished, but willing to raise a voice and speak up for the weak and vulnerable. the chicago children's choir sang a lively version of happy birthday, reason to smile. ten months earlier, he was inaugurated as leader of the nation's third most popular city taking the reigns, and while his term had not been a cake walk, so far, things were going well, inheriting a budget deficit. the labor yiewn youses resisted, but he was able to strike deals and come out on top. meanwhile, he was moving forward with his plans to institute a longer school day, a promise that had gained him positive attention nationwide. he was already assuming daily as the green mayor, and in february, announced the city's coal fire power plants would close. he snatched two important international gathering for ch
march 4th, 2012, chicago's 175 birthday, and the city celebrated with the chicago party of the public history museum. the event promised actors of famous of those when chicago, an advocate for children, imgrants, and factory works. little did they know, the show would be stolen by a woman, more renowned, accomplished, but willing to raise a voice and speak up for the weak and vulnerable. the chicago children's choir sang a lively version of happy birthday, reason to smile. ten months earlier,...
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. >> right here in chicago. there's no city like chicago. then you start to come to the neighborhoods it's a little different. >> there's too many guns in our community. >> we want to be the one that make it out. >> everything we built the last four years is at stake. >> nobody here is safe. >> today we send a message to the world. >> show them who we are. >> visionary chicago architect daniel burnham has been quoted as saying make no little plan. they have no magic to stir men's blood. that's been the essence of modern chicago. the city of big shoulders built on big ideas and big movements. they often didn't make an impact without a fight. this is the place where people die for an eight-hour work day and fair wages. the black power movement turned up the heat on the fight for civil rights. >> revolution. >> in 1968, the whole world was watching when anti-war radicals pushed for peace against major richard j. daley's police force. >> there will be law and order in chicago as long as i'm there. >> in 2008 a whole world was watching again. >>
. >> right here in chicago. there's no city like chicago. then you start to come to the neighborhoods it's a little different. >> there's too many guns in our community. >> we want to be the one that make it out. >> everything we built the last four years is at stake. >> nobody here is safe. >> today we send a message to the world. >> show them who we are. >> visionary chicago architect daniel burnham has been quoted as saying make no little plan....
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the midwest is, chicago, and the chicago area is. fred has put a focus on those businesses opening up to other markets around the world. basically we have about 100,000 companies with 500 or less employees. we are the center for the country for, as i said, the flat-roof manufacturers. for them to get to gain market share, to open up into other countries where they don't have access today, they need the resources that come with ex-im. they need the capacity of financing and all the marketing and financing that comes with an ex-im. they can't get there because they don't have the infrastructure to do it otherwise in house. so that's going to be an essential part of our strategy. and let me roll back a little, take one step back. about seven months ago, i said, what is our plan for the city of chicago over the next ten years? because in my own view, while chicago has huge strategic advantages, i'll give you one example, the average four-year college population in a city is 28%. in chicago, it's 34%. so we have a skilled workforce with a
the midwest is, chicago, and the chicago area is. fred has put a focus on those businesses opening up to other markets around the world. basically we have about 100,000 companies with 500 or less employees. we are the center for the country for, as i said, the flat-roof manufacturers. for them to get to gain market share, to open up into other countries where they don't have access today, they need the resources that come with ex-im. they need the capacity of financing and all the marketing and...
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>> the growing fear in the fight for chicago. we'll refocus on the violence in chicago later. first up though a look at high times and high rewards. in
>> the growing fear in the fight for chicago. we'll refocus on the violence in chicago later. first up though a look at high times and high rewards. in
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now booktv begins with a look at the great chicago fire of 1871 that left close to one-third of chicago's residents homeless. >> good evening and welcome. i'm rocket mcdonald, d robert mcdonald, our special guest this evening is professor carl smith, and we're celebrating his new nonfiction book, "chicago's great fire." before we start, let me just share a few features of crowd cast, this platform we're on. it's a little bit different if you're only used to zoom. you'll see a chat over to our right. crowd cast will instruct you to say something nice, if you know carl smith and want to say hello, if you recognize someone else in the room and want to say hello, that's the place to do that. if you have a question, you will see below our speakers here the ask a question button. simply type in that question, you're not disturbing anybody else, they're not seeing what you're typing at the moment, and you'll have that question in the queue when we get to the q&a portion of the evening. another interesting part is you can look and see what other people have asked. if you like the question they as
now booktv begins with a look at the great chicago fire of 1871 that left close to one-third of chicago's residents homeless. >> good evening and welcome. i'm rocket mcdonald, d robert mcdonald, our special guest this evening is professor carl smith, and we're celebrating his new nonfiction book, "chicago's great fire." before we start, let me just share a few features of crowd cast, this platform we're on. it's a little bit different if you're only used to zoom. you'll see a...